"Gold and Silver," written by Gary Duncan and Steve Shuster, is cut number 4, side 1, on Quicksilver Messenger Service, the debut studio album of Quicksilver Messenger Service, released in 1968. - Wikipedia
"Gold And Silver" is (whether intended or not) a rock arrangement of Dave Brubeck's "Take Five." Cipollina's guitar excursions are singularly evocative of Paul Desmond's sax changes. They manage to get away from the "Take Five" theme a bit by going into some Vanilla Fudgish, sluggish tempo drags which develop into a takeoff reminiscent of the Flag's "Another Country," even adding some fluttery, tinkly sounds a la Country Joe & the Fish. - Rolling Stone
Quite simply, "Gold and Silver" is a slightly psychedelic version of Dave Brubeck's great "Take Five." Easily home to John Cipollina's most crispy guitar excursions, it also shows Quicksilver as being light years ahead of most of the San Francisco bands in terms of instrumental virtuosity and overall ensemble tightness. - ALLMUSIC
"Take Five" is a jazz standard composed by Paul Desmond and originally recorded by the Dave Brubeck Quartet for its 1959 album Time Out. Made at Columbia Records' 30th Street Studio in New York City on July 1, 1959, fully two years later it became an unlikely hit and the biggest-selling jazz single ever. Revived since in numerous movie and television soundtracks, the piece still receives significant radio airplay. - Wikipedia
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